Call These Times What They Are: Janky with Hasan Minhaj
IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson
Higher Ground
4.3 • 13.6K Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2026
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Two-time Peabody Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj joins the show to talk about growing up Indian American Muslim in northern California and the immigrant experience as it stands today. He also opens up about fatherhood and asks Mrs. Obama and Craig for parenting advice. Plus, he explains why magicians are more impressive than comedians, and who is the least respected on a comedy show bill.
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| 0:00.0 | when we talk about how do you feel about the country? You know, there are versions of the country that happen. Yeah. Right. And the new version doesn't make the old one bad. It's necessary for growth. And I think we're in just a janky version, right? Yeah, janky's right. It's a janky version right now. May I curse, Mrs. Obama? |
| 0:21.8 | You may. |
| 0:22.3 | Yeah, shit is jank right now. |
| 0:23.4 | Yeah, it's super jank. |
| 0:25.1 | Yes. |
| 0:25.9 | Yeah, it's very... |
| 0:26.9 | He's not going to be happy with that. |
| 0:31.6 | This episode is brought to you by Shipped. |
| 0:39.2 | What's going on with you these days? |
| 0:42.3 | Not much. |
| 0:43.5 | I'm enjoying life, making it through the winter. |
| 0:48.7 | Yeah, the winter is a slog. |
| 0:50.7 | How's the basketball season going for the... |
| 0:54.2 | We have some challenges. For the Highlanders? |
| 0:57.5 | For the Highlanders, yes. We have some challenges, but we're doing all right. We're doing |
| 1:01.4 | all right. Are you doing? I'm good. I am doing good, but for the world. You know, |
| 1:09.4 | it's like when you have your health and your family is good and friends are good, then there's not that much to complain about. |
| 1:16.1 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 1:17.5 | Where are you staying this visit? |
| 1:19.4 | I'm staying in an Airbnb, of course. |
| 1:21.7 | Once again. |
| 1:22.5 | But this, you know, this has been a really fun trip because everybody's here. |
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